Fort Bend County Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HS&EM) is offering NIMS trainings for County employees, FBC jurisdictions, and emergency management partner organizations. Most FBC employees need to take IS 100, 200, and 700. HS&EM will offer IS 100, 200, and 700 together and IS 800, which will be held separately.
Course descriptions for IS 100, IS 700, IS 200, IS 800 and registration are below.
If you are a County employee and are unsure which trainings you need to take, contact Tony Scharp with FBC Homeland Security & Emergency Management at tony.scharp@fortbendcountytx.gov or at 281-238-3428.
Course Descriptions:
IS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
IS 700, NIMS, An Introduction, introduces and overviews the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.
IS 200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.
IS 800.d, National Response Framework, An Introduction, introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the National Response Framework.
Please note that trainings may need to be cancelled or rescheduled due to COVID-19 restrictions. FBC HS&EM will notify students ahead of the training if it is cancelled or rescheduled.
The next available IS 100/200/700 trainings are:
Date:
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Tuesday, May 20, 2021
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Time:
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location:
Fort Bend County Emergency Operations Center
Jane Long Building – Basement
500 Liberty St, Richmond, TX 77469
281-342-6185
The next available IS 800 trainings are:
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Time:
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location:
Fort Bend County Emergency Operations Center
Jane Long Building – Basement
500 Liberty St, Richmond, TX 77469
281-342-6185
Class size is limited to 10 participants and registration is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Please submit the form below if you wish to attend. If you are registering multiple people at once, please submit a separate form for each attendee.
For more information or questions, please contact Caroline at caroline.egan@fortbendcountytx.gov or at 281-238-3419.